Visitor Guide Fall/Winter 2019 Visitor Guide | Page 23

A Baltimore institution since 1956, Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop offers the most authentic cannolis in the area. Table B altimore has long been a melting pot of immigrants from all over the world, starting with the German and Irish who arrived in the mid-1800s, and later expanding to Polish, Italians, Greeks and more. In recent years, immigrants from Asian and Latin American countries have joined our diverse community. There’s a lot to celebrate about the energy, experiences and customs that immigrants bring to a city. But one of the best contributions might be food. In a town that cares deeply about its home-grown rituals, Baltimore has taken some traditional cultural foods and made them its own. Here you can experience some rooted in faraway places, but feel wholly Baltimore. B A LT I M O R E . O R G customary meals and distinctive ingredients that are 21